Marchers take part in the Hong Kong gay pride parade in November 2012. The lack of legal protection means members of Hong Kong’s LGBT community do not enjoy the same civil rights as their heterosexual peers. Photo: EPA

Hong Kong’s failure to safeguard LGBT rights shames its equal society

Marchers take part in the Hong Kong gay pride parade in November 2012. The lack of legal protection means members of Hong Kong’s LGBT community do not enjoy the same civil rights as their heterosexual peers. Photo: EPA